My son is going to have an EEg done in 2 days and I am a little worried about the test itself and putiing him under sedation. I am a little confused as to why he would need to go to sleep two hours after his normal bed time and wake up two hours earlier than his normal wake time?
my son also had one like a month ago, and it was a sleep deprived. what they did for his was he was they kept him awake for a little bit while they flashed lights in his eyes, then let him fall asleep and did the same. the whole thing was about an hour.
My son had this done in july. It's a sleep deprived EEG, and they are probably testing him for epilepsy right?
They want him to be sleep deprived because they want him to take a nap during some part of the EEG, because certain epilepsy types are triggered by lack of sleep.
My son has benign Rolandic, which is triggered by lack of sleep, he managed to sleep a little during the EEG.
He was not sedated, and as far as I could tell they don't usually sedate during an EEG.
I will warn you (and you can tell your son, or leave him in blissful ignorance until you get there) that is hurts like billyo to have the EEG electrodes put on the scalp. They use some sort of abrasive cream on a Q tip to rub off the surface of the scalp, then put a dab of glue on, then the (38) electrodes. hurts.
sounds like a sleep deprived EEG, not a big deal at all. i've been through several, be glad it's not a 24 hour sleep deprivation! i've never been sedated for an EEG, not sure if they'll give him something oral or IV sedation, they probably need his brain in a DEEP slumber to see what they're wanting to see. hope it goes smoothly and you get good results :)
My daughter had one done when she was 2. She did not have to be sedated, but she also fell asleep on her own. One poster mentioned the electrodes. We had hers done at the Childrens hosptial on St. Pete, and the electrodes only had the usually adhesive you have with an EKG. My daughter didn't feel any pain at all. Hopefully your son will have the same experience.
Good luck.
I had that when I was ten. I went to sleep without sedation and they woke me up when I needed to be awake. They were looking for patterns in my brain waves.
My son had this done when he was 1. 2 and age 3. He had febrile seizures and they were testing him for epilepsy. They are doing a sleep deprived EEG to get the best reading of his brain. They usually don'y want to sedate them unless he doesn't sleep. They want him to sleep during the test. That is why you have to try and keep him up and then wake him early. It is painless, the electrode placing takes the longest, didn't hurt my son, but hard for him to sit still. I think some places use a cap now to avoid having to place all the electrodes individually. I had my Mom come with me on the day of his test to keep him awake in the car as the office was a 1/2 hour away.
Did they say he would have to be sedated?
Call the office. The nurses there will be able to answer your questions and should have given you an instuction sheet.
Good Luck!
